BASF to unveil VINOFAN vinyl acrylic latex for the paper industry at Papercon 2018

CHARLOTTE, NC, March 26, 2018 – BASF will launch VINOFAN™, a vinyl acrylic latex binder for the paper coating industry, at PaperCon 2018 being held from April 15-18 in Charlotte, North Carolina. VINOFAN will join BASF’s APEX platform of high strength binders developed for paper and board producers to reduce binder parts in their coatings.

VINOFAN provides coated unbleached kraft, and coated recycled board which produces a binder with good coverage, high-binding strength, and exceptional runnability in traditional coating application methods. In the printing and converting process, VINOFAN exhibits excellent cold and hot melt glueability and exceptional printability. The new vinyl acrylic addition to the APEX product line will complement existing styrene acrylic and styrene butadiene technologies, allowing manufacturers of coated paper and paperboard to optimize their formulation for cost-in-use savings.

“VINOFAN’s addition to BASF’s diversified dispersions and additives portfolio demonstrates our continued commitment to meeting our customer’s needs and advancing the paper coating market,” says David Antonuccio, Business Manager, Paper Coatings, BASF North America.

About BASF’s Dispersions & Resins Business in North America

The Dispersions & Resins business of BASF develops, produces and markets a range of high-quality resins, additives, colorants and polymer dispersions. These raw materials are used in formulations for coatings and paints, printing and packaging products, construction chemicals, adhesives, fiberbondings, nonwovens, and paper manufacturing.  With a comprehensive product portfolio and extensive knowledge of the industries we serve, our customers benefit from innovative and sustainable solutions to help them advance their formulations through chemistry. For further information about the Dispersions & Resins business in North America, please visit http://www.basf.us/dpsolutions

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 18,200 employees in North America, and had sales of $17.9 billion in 2017. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The more than 115,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of €64.5 billion in 2017. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.

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